Sunday, August 23, 2015

Love, Hope, Faith and Forgiveness Saved my life~ Update since it was written. UAB Medical has proven the Lupus and Rheumatoid Arthritis are false positives as Dr. Kolb suspected. I was told for 1.5 yrs I have them and I told the doctors I don't. My blood was drawn and from the same vial they did a fast lab 24-48hr results as most labs do....it came back positive and the one they grew out over several weeks, like in the olden days.....NEGATIVE~!~

Hi there~ :-) My name is Anne Ziegenhorn

I am a wife and mother
of 2, living on the Emerald Coast of Florida. I first want to say I wish to
help others by sharing my story. I never stopped trusting my heart in all of
this. I was and still am my own best advocate fighting for answers!I am thankful that God was by my side the
entire time~

I kept searching for what
was making me so ill and baffled multiple doctors (I’m talking 18-20 Dr.’s including
The Mayo Clinic). Doctors did not believe that I knew my own body as well as I
do. It started with blurred vision and 15-20lbs unexplained weight gain. I went
8 months unable to speak and just the thought of speaking caused excruciating
pain. I wrote on a dry erase board and texted. I was lethargic, had a strangulation feeing X's 10,when I tried to speak on a good day it is a
super strange froggy toad sound with lots of pain, blurred vision, headaches,
the strain my body feels makes a permanent crease in the brow furrow, fingers/
toes split open and bleed, the sores on my feet comes back and breaks open, I
bruise easily, I look swollen, the lesions on my face are awful, I am so
depressed at how I look and feel, yet I know I am a positive outgoing person so
I put make up on and pretend I am happy; but I feel like dying...I feel like a
freak, I feel ugly. What was/is
it?

I refuse to be a victim, I
am a survivor!

My background~ I used
to be a plastic surgeons medical assistant, a swimsuit/local
commercial model, I was one of the original Destin Hooter Girls, I am a
Registered Dental Hygienist, I used to teach radiology to dental assistant
students, I am a certified permanent make-up artist, licensed and certified
hair removal and skin care specialist, I home schooled until I could not speak,
I was a volleyball and soccer coach, I taught vertical fitness, President of PTO, and I would volunteer in
our community.

I had been
a slender person my entire life except during pregnancy. I am smart, funny,
full of life, I smile all the time, I was sexy, I was
frisky all the time (God blessed my husband).

From the spring 2011
start of symptoms that no doctor understood, but I have a detailed timeline
written out that goes in date order and a description of what was happening. For approximately 5 years I complained of rt breast
pain and my left breast would grow and shrink all while I would have awful skin
lesions onmy face and sores on my fingers and toes and more (I have photo and
videos); I
am fast forwarding to Sept. 2013. I had already scheduled a
mammogram due to the breast pain getting worse and I felt God showed me my
breast was causing all my illness even though I had tried to get it checked. My
appt was made for Sept. 30, 2013.

Fri
Sept 27, 2013~ upon waking, I did my routine self breast exam;
(my mother had Breast and ovarian cancers). “OHHHH no!I think I
sprung a leak in my rt implant”.On Monday the 30th,
I arrived to my mammo appointment; there were 2 techs in the room. I told them in my funky voice, that I think I ruptured
the rt implant but it was hard to tell because I gained 60lbs in 2 yrs and have
been unable to lose it, which has given me more breast tissue. One of
the techs took my rt breast mammo, she walks over and says to me. “Yes, it is ruptured but we saw a leak 2 years ago”. I was so
perplexed that they saw something 2 yrs prior and NO ONE told me or my doctor;
I checked the written report from 2011 at home and it states; NORMAL.

All my symptoms came flooding over me with a
vengeance; I took pictures and videos of me taking my temps and was amazed at
the amount of sweat I had but my temp was 93-96.4 degrees, the red face, neck,
and lesions, the mood swings from the lack of sleep, short term memory loss,
weight gain, burning
sensation, tremors, stuttering, blurred vision, strange hoarse vocals, ect.

I decided to get a copy of my films Oct 2,
2013 and when I saw what they looked like, I knew in my heart I finally had the
answer and that explained my illness. Since I was a plastic surgeons scrub tech
I knew there was talk of the implant debate of if implants can or cannot get
mammograms from the pressure of the machine. (at my mammo appt in 2002 I asked
if it was safe to get mammos w/implants and I was told, yes). On Oct 2nd, 2013, I looked at the pictures of
my implants the left one looked normal on all films, but something was on or in
my right one and each year it looked worse for at least 5 years. By 2010 and
2011 films you can definitely tell the implant is compromised and something in it had increased in volume or appeared it was multiplying. I knew at that moment it
was the cause of my illness was, but what is my illness. Between September 27,
2013 and October 10, 2013, I studied my films and thought they looked like a petrie dish in biochemistry. OMG~I figured it myself what was making me so sick; I had mold in my implant and over the years it was leaking and making me ill and NO DOCTOR caught it since no one else looked at my mammograms
and all they saw was the written report.My general doctor sent me to a plastic
surgeon to have the implant removed. I went to a local plastic surgeon in Destin. I
asked the nurse to have him view my mammograms I brought on a disc. She left
the room and came back to told me, he did not need to view the mammo films and
she assured me there was no such thing as mold inside implants. The surgeon
offered to pop my left implant as standard procedure until I could lose weight;
my weight was his main concern not any of my other issues. I declined and the conversation was not placed in my record when I requested a copy.

I turned to the internet and typed in mold in Saline implants.This is how I found Dr. Susan Kolb, Atl, GA. She has
been featured on Animal Planet “Monsters Inside Me”and
written books on Biotoxin Illness and moldy implants. She too experienced the same illness. She is
my surgeon and one of the experts on this phenomenon.I emailed
her the copies of my mammograms and she answered me personally, stating she had
never seen mold caught on film before and I needed to be placed on antifungal
and antibiotics immediately. She contacted my general physician. Within 24 hrs
of being on both medications I had a voice a little raspy but I could speak
again, my sores started to heal, within 5 days I lost 11lbs.

Next, I was set up for an appointment
to see her Oct.29, 2013. I met her at 4:45 in the afternoon with my friend Kim
Hobbs, who drove me to GA, because I was too ill to drive and my husband was
our only source of income working 2-3 jobs to provide for our family. Dr. Kolb told
me how sick I was and Kim saysDr. Kolb was very concerned about me. Most of her
patient’s implants are in tacked upon removal yet their implants had a
microscopic leak causing them to be ill. My implant which was full of mold, leaked
for years then completely ruptured. All of the moldy water spread thru my body all
300-320cc’s of it. She started pre-op immediately the next day to make sure my thyroid
levels, my heart and lungs could handle surgery. On Oct. 31, 2013 I had surgery that saved my
life. (see videos and photos of my low body temp 97.7 down to93.9) Still today
even when I am sick, I DO NOT register a fever on a thermometer, but I am
drenched in sweat.

I am not bitter: I just want to help save
other women from going through what I did. 5 years prior to the rupture I
complained of breast pain over and over had multiple mammos, 3 years of sickness including losing my career
as a dental hygienist because my fingers are numb from the effect on my neurological
system. Just think about it, inhaling mold kills people; I had mold leaking
inside of me for years and once it fully ruptured 300-320 cc’s of moldy fluid
flooded my entire system and my body absorbed it and the spores being trapped
under the dermis layer swelling my body. It is no wonder that Dr. Susan Kolb
feels I am lucky to be alive. Mentor Saline Implants are known for leaky valves and mold being present. I started to photograph my illness effects on my
body with date and time and made videos of me taking my temp as my body started
to shut down.

This
is now my life; if I can help prevent another women going through all this to
find out her gut instinct was correct, that is what I wish to do. I am 1st
generation in my family to be diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, Hashimatos
Thyroiditis, Biotoxin illness, Raynards, neuropathy and silicone dysfunction
illness. I was also diagnosed and my blood still shows positive for RA and Lupus, which I disputed and now has been proven I do not have either. All these are painful and debilitating because the nerves get affected
and go numb with a burning sensation, tremors, stuttering, blurred vision,
strange headaches and sometimes I cannot speak. The Hashimatos Thyroiditis
stemmed from Hyperthyroid/Graves Disease prior to ablation. I never wanted my
thyroid killed and fought with doctors for 4 months before consenting, my God
voice kept telling me not to do it. Once I consented, I said, “God, if I am
doing the wrong thing, you have to protect me”. I had never heard of or been
tested me for Hashimatos prior to ablating my thyroid (killing my thyroid with
nuclear medicine). No doctor has been able to regulate my thyroid from the
ablation (not knowing it was my breast implant causing the illness instead of
thyroid); 3endocrinologist and 2
general physicians recommended the ablation. That was spring/summer 2011 and
they said my gallbladder needed to be removed because they felt it was
gallbladder symptoms even though I said, “my boob hurts, not my
chest or upper quadrant, my BOOB”. It turns out it was a cyst on the gallbladder not stones
inside of it. I also had my last ovary removed 2010 because a cyst kept
growing and growing. Instead of looking at me as a whole focused only on one body
part at a time and stressed I needed my ovary out, because even though my mom survived breast cancer, she died from ovarian cancer.

Kim Hobbs one of my Best Friends who went
with me for surgery will tell about my illness and Dr. Kolbs reaction and
comments. I have several letters from other friends that describe me in the
past 4yrs-20yrs ago to what the past 5 years has done to me.

Dr. Susan Kolb 770-457-4677

Safer implants are needed. I feel every person can make a choice and if all
the information is given then they can do what they wish, that is not my place to tell a person what they can or can not do! I can however warn them of what has happened to so many and that the manufacturers and doctors do not tell the full truth. Many doctors are deceived by the multibillion dollar industry.I believe in, informed consent and want women
to know what implants are are made of, that they are not made to last forever, they need to be changed every 10
years, and cause toxic chemical poisoning and a multitude of health issues. Back when mine were placed, we were told they would last forever.
To all the plastic surgeons out there; when taking implants out please realize mold
may be present, some look clear but the test come back with aspirguillis; if it is amber to brown colored fluid get it tested even if
no color, get it tested. The shell of ALL implants is siliconeand it typically is the causes of many that get sick, but Mentor is known for leaky valves and mold.

I ultimately gave in to what the doctors wanted, but
I have never given up on the Hope to find the answers, my Faith in God and how
He protected me even with wrong decisions as I prayed before doing things; I
asked that if this is not His choice to protect me, the Love of my husband, my
children & my friends, and I forgive the doctors for reacting as they are
practicing medicine instead of looking at each person as a separate being. Maybe,
just maybe my story can change the way they run their practice and maybe some
doctors will get back to KNOWing each patient and not just do the simple thing.
I will say I have had a few who listen and take time, but I had to stop seeing
them due to lack of money to pay them because my insurance did not cover these
doctors.

Most people look at me and think or say“She doesn’t look sick”.Good, I have achieved my goal to not LOOK sick.I do not want pity; I am sharing to help save
another.

An
example:As a hygienist, I went to work and cleaned teeth many times with
a cold/or flu and the sicker I got not knowing what this illness was; I still
showed up not knowing I was almost in a coma; according to Dr. Riche and I
worked by pushing through as many of us do in life.

I choose to live life; not to just
watch, but to be a part of my children growing up.On most days I do have pain, I sweat almost
all day long, my fingers and toes are numb, sometimes my arm , leg, hip,
&/or back go numb, lock up at the joint and I am limited on things I can do
now. But again I choose to live life; I might pay for it with a flare up later
that day or even for several days;I am here
to say until I stop breathing and God calls me home, I will put on my make-up,
smile, try to be active, and live the life I have been given.

I have all my mammos from
2002-present the only year missed was 2012 due to Dr. Riche telling me I should
be in a coma according to my labs.

THERE IS A VIDEO on fb of my moldy implant.....

Below modeling 1995-2010 a few mammo films and me 6weeks after
surgery with Picc line and mold inside the Left implant(rt implant full of it
ruptured and dumped all 320cc inside of me). Or what was left after leaking for
at least 2 years. I believe it is the 2010 film we can see the spray on film.
And my symptoms started late 2010 and early 2011.